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Cenchrus setaceus

(Forssk.) Morrone
Tracheophyta » Poales » Poaceae » Cenchrus setaceus
Ηabitat
F7 Spiny Mediterranean
I2 Parks
J2.43 Greenhouse
X10 Mixed landscapes
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X11 Large parks
Global distribution

Afghanistan 300 0; Algeria 205 0; Arizona 38 1; Arizona 778 0; Baleares 55 1; Baleares 224 0; Bermuda 2404 0; Bulgaria 803 0; California 111 1; California 471 0; Canary Is. 168 1; Canary Is. 1146 0; Cape Provinces 171 0; Chad 526 0; Colombia 97 0; Colorado 169 1; Colorado 1968 0; Djibouti 1138 0; Egypt 538 0; Eritrea 650 0; Ethiopia 649 0; Fiji 407 0; Florida 213 1; Florida 327 0; France 393 0; Free State 451 1; Free State 2251 0; Gulf States 4736 0; Hawaii 394 0; Italy 226 0; Jawa 294 1; Jawa 414 0; Kenya 193 0; KwaZulu-Natal 406 1; KwaZulu-Natal 634 0; Lebanon-Syria 828 0; Leeward Is. 410 0; Libya 2813 0; Louisiana 333 1; Louisiana 1453 0; Malaya 352 0; Mexico Northeast 378 0; Mexico Northwest 723 0; Morocco 227 0; Namibia 172 0; New Caledonia 497 0; New Guinea 229 0; New Mexico 446 1; New Mexico 776 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 13 0; New Zealand North 449 1; New Zealand North 110 0; New Zealand South 450 1; New Zealand South 109 0; Northern Provinces 196 0; Northern Territory 438 1; Northern Territory 420 0; Oman 1305 0; Oregon 457 1; Oregon 1742 0; Palestine 536 0; Peru 189 0; Puerto Rico 277 0; Queensland 474 1; Queensland 263 0; Sardegna 489 1; Sardegna 223 0; Saudi Arabia 1455 0; Senegal 1164 0; Sicilia 503 1; Sicilia 1449 0; Sinai 505 1; Sinai 537 0; Socotra 507 1; Socotra 2250 0; Somalia 315 0; South Australia 506 1; South Australia 8 0; Spain 106 0; St.Helena 516 1; St.Helena 1162 0; Sudan 288 0; Tanzania 18 0; Tasmania 530 1; Tasmania 655 0; Tennessee 540 1; Tennessee 230 0; Trinidad-Tobago 549 1; Trinidad-Tobago 656 0; Tunisia 206 0; Venezuela 154 0; Victoria 571 1; Victoria 111 0; Vietnam 572 1; Vietnam 246 0; Western Australia 579 1; Western Australia 112 0; Yemen 1225 5; Yemen 1163 0; Zambia 17 0; Zimbabwe 221 0

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Habitat detail

+ Division 1: Kato Pafos, Capital Coast Hotel on W coast, N side, cracks in pavement, scattered plants, alt. 5 m, 26.12.2018, R. Hand 9212, conf. U. Amarell (B, herb. Amarell). First record for Cyprus. [...] Apart from the collection site above it was also seen in Geroskipou (Kinira street between village centre and motorway, Dec. 2018) in an identical habitat. The conspicuous grass may be a rather recent escape from cultivation as an ornamental. It is known to occur as an alien in many parts of the world including various Mediterranean countries (see sources above). It is also listed as invasive species by the European Union. Currently, to be classified as “Casual” for Cyprus but it may soon become established.

 

"Division 1: Pegeia, lower section of new bypass road E 709 W of town, road side, alt. 130 m, 23.12.2019, R. Hand 9342 (CYP). [...] In December 2019, the problematic plant was also seen at Empa (road by high school), at Kissonerga (coastal road) as well as near to Petra tou Romiou (gorge below coastal road). The latter case demonstrates that it is already able to colonise places away from settlements. It was found there in a small gorge in an area with serpentine bedrocks and sparse phrygana vegetation, accompanied by the alien shrub Lantana camara L., another increasingly escaping garden species. C. setaceus is offered in many nurseries, widely planted in Cyprus along roads, in private gardens and public parks" (Hand 2020).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive.

First detection year
2018
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
References

Hand R (2019) Further noteworthy records of vascular plants in Cyprus (1997–2018) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 12: 1-17.

Hand R (2020) Various noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1996–2019) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 15: 1-11.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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